by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Legal Support Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Purdue University Global. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in legal support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue University Global was $371 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $280 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $13,356 |
| Fees | $87 | $1,122 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Purdue University Global in Legal Support walked away with an average of $30,500 in student debt. That is 39% higher than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from Purdue University Global is $29,511 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $28,116.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Purdue University Global does offer online classes in its legal support associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.0% of the legal support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.4% of the legal support associate degrees at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Legal Support Services | 91 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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